Gentle Monster

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When a police raid shatters her life, concert pianist Lucy (Léa Seydoux) must protect her son and confront how little she knows her husband after he is accused of an unspeakable crime in this tense thriller about trust and survival.

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Lindsey Bahr

Associated Press

1 day ago

3/4

A film that wants you to question your own complicity, to remove the blinders that obscure and excuse and to just look a little more closely at our world. Similar to Lucy’s songs, it’s a deconstructed social horror in a minor, haunting key.

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Moira MacDonald

Seattle Times

1 day ago

3/4

This is no easy peg on which to hang a movie, and to be sure, “Gentle Monster” is no easy watch (though we see no children in peril). But Kreutzer...here has a performer who can carry us through.

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Peter Travers

The Travers Take

1 day ago

2.5/4

As a wife and mother whose husband is accused of an unspeakable crime, Léa Seydoux gives a performance that deserves all the raves it’s getting. She can move from hope to dread and all stops in between without uttering a single word.

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Dionar Hidalgo

Algo Más Que Cine

18 hrs ago

5/10

Léa Seydoux delivers a powerful performance in Marie Kreutzer's unsettling family drama. Its exploration of trust and complicity is compelling, but forced subplots and an overly simplified narrative limit its impact.

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Tina Kakadelis

Beyond the Cinerama Dome

20 hrs ago

Lea Seydoux masterfully guides Gentle Monster as a quiet, frustrating piece of work that should be seen, but that requires some supplementary materials.

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Brett Arnold

At the Movies Again

1 day ago

A very interesting movie that gets at big ideas about gender and power. Seydoux is sensational.

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Léa Seydoux

Lucy Weiss

Laurence Rupp

Philip Weiss

Catherine Deneuve

Eloise

Jella Haase

Elsa Kühn

Sylvester Groth

Hermann Kühn

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When a police raid shatters her life, concert pianist Lucy (Léa Seydoux) must protect her son and confront how little she knows her husband after he is accused of an unspeakable crime in this tense thriller about trust and survival.

Director: Marie Kreutzer
Producer: Alexander Glehr, Johanna Scherz
Screenwriter: Marie Kreutzer
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: DESMAR, ZDF/Arte, Film AG, Das kleine Fernsehspiel (ZDF), Komplizen Film, Kjellson & Wik, Film i Väst, Kazak Productions, ORF Film/Fernseh-Abkommen
Rating: R (Graphic Nudity|Some Language|Sexuality)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: German
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 30, 2026, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 18, 2026
Runtime: 1h 54m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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